Haris Mohammed Hassan (born 3 March 1958) is an
Iraqi football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who played for
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
in the
1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for
Al-Rasheed Club.
Haris Mohammed was a skilful and creative right sided attacking midfielder, born and bred in
Mosul
Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second larg ...
. He started to hone his skills on the streets, frequently annoying the neighbours. After realising his potential on the football field, he played for the school province football team under the supervision of coach Dawud Azzawi.
He earned reputation as a goalscorer with the Iraqi youth team winning the 1978 Asian Youth Championship in Bangladesh, he joined
Talaba SC
Al-Talaba Sports Club ( ar, نادي الطلبة الرياضي, lit=''Students Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Fo ...
, helping them to two league titles while at the club. He had the most success while at Al-Rasheed, winning three leagues, two cups and a record three Arab Club Championships. In 1987, in the Arab Club Championship held in Saudi Arabia, Haris was top scorer with 7 goals helping the club to a record 3rd title.
Haris was part of the Iraqi team that won the 1982 Asian Games and he also played for Iraq in the 1984 Olympics and the 1986 World Cup. He returned to Mosul in 1991, where he later retired.
He currently works as a pundit for
beIN Sports
beIN Sports ( ) is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by the Qatari media group beIN. It has played a major role in the increased commercialization of Qatari sports. Its chairman is Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and its CEO is Yousef O ...
.
Career statistics
International goals
''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''
References
External links
FIFA profile
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1958 births
Iraqi footballers
Iraq international footballers
Association football midfielders
Al-Karkh SC players
Al-Rasheed players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Living people
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Iraq
Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games